Travis,Like Nike said....

there used to be a sports commercial for Nike"Just do it"Get into action, you are going to make mistakes no matter how much prep you do.

We are not selling any time soon, so falling prices, foreclosures, vacant homes, etc. for the city-at-large are not a huge concern.Diversification1.Not in the Pacific NW.2.Not in an economy largely driven by Nike or Intel.Other1.SFR.2.Within the US.3.Not primarily a college rental or specialty rental (section 8, elderly, etc.).4.Non-offensive political views of the state?

For those direct mailers out there, I know the biggest concern is getting people to respond to your mailings. One way that as always been talked about was having the envelopes hand written.

Has anyone tried having...

If your agent says "they exist but you're sitting in Manila and you really don't want to own in those parts of Chicago" then I'd say you have someone that's trying their best to give you authentic advice tailored to you.Or I'm completely wrong, I don't know...

The notary is a public official who is responsible for ensuring that all the deeds are authentic and of incontestable value.

There's actually a directory of authentic hard money lenders here at BiggerPockets, up at the toolbar under the "Resources" tab.

Overall goal is to create a meaningful relationship, be authentic, be genuine, be honest.

And I have various forms to be filled out for the application process that may help to confirm authenticity I guess.

Nike "Just do it!"